OTTAPALAM
Assembly seat no. 52 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Kerala also has a Lok Sabha constituency called OTTAPALAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 9 results.
Winner, 1996
V.C.KABEER
ICS
Elections held
13
1967–2021
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 13
Margin, 1996
7,358
8.21% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCK.V. PRABHAKARAN NAMBIAR
- Votes
- 33,257
- Vote share
- 37.12%
- Behind by
- 7,358
Electors
1,44,667
Total votes polled
89,596
Valid votes
89,596
NOTA votes
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Turnout
61.9%
Full result, 1996
7 candidates · 89,596 valid votes
V.C.KABEERICSwon
40,615
45.3%
K.V. PRABHAKARAN NAMBIARINC
33,257
37.1%
K.KRISHNAKUMARBJP
10,856
12.1%
M. CHANDRANIND
3,508
3.9%
P.P.AVARACHANIND
565
0.6%
A.K.KUMARANIND
507
0.6%
M.SANKARJIIND
288
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Adv. K. PREMKUMAR | CPM | 74,859 | 46.45% | DOCTOR P. SARIN | 15,152 |
| 2016 | P UNNI | CPM | 67,161 | 44.71% | ADV.SHANIMOL OSMAN | 16,088 |
| 2011 | M. HAMZA | CPM | 65,023 | 49.47% | V.K. SREEKANDAN | 13,203 |
| 2006 | M. HAMSA | CPM | 63,447 | 55.71% | V.C. KABEER MASTER | 24,343 |
| 2001 | V.C.KABEER MASTER | NCP | 57,895 | 52.96% | C.V.BALACHANDRAN MASTER | 17,850 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the OTTAPALAM assembly constituency in 2021?
Adv. K. PREMKUMAR (CPM) won OTTAPALAM in 2021, by a margin of 15,152 votes.
Which party has won OTTAPALAM the most times?
CPM, with 6 of the 13 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has OTTAPALAM gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1967 to 2021.
Who has won OTTAPALAM the most times?
V. C. KABEER, with 2 wins between 1980 and 1982.
